Marcus Penn took his brand spanking new Netflix Instant Streaming disc for a spin on the Wii. As a Blu-ray owner, he doesn’t appear entirely satisfied with the video quality. However, even though the Wii is only capable of standard def resolutions, using component cables (480p) should provide a nicer experience than running over composite … Read more
Green Hornet: Year One, #1 Writer/Art Director: Matt Wagner Artist: Aaron Campbell Colorist: Francesco Francavilla Letterer: Simon Bowland Four different covers available for this first issue, and no fewer than four ads for other Green Hornet titles inside the book itself. Dynamite’s definitely latched onto a presumed cash cow here and are intent on milking … Read more
There are plenty of smartphone apps that let you share live video from your phone’s camera with the world. Knocking Live Video takes another approach, and lets you share it with one person at a time. Here’s how it works: Download the Knocking Live Video app from the iTunes App Store or Android Market, register … Read more
What good is a big-screen TV if you can’t watch sports on it? This was the dilemma we faced in our household this weekend when March Madness suddenly ran up against a promised showing of Snow White for our four-year-old. Picture-in-picture was an option, but not an appealing one. Until I learned that our Samsung … Read more
Click to enlarge. Trusted ZNF source MethodicJon reached out to Palm’s CEO via email after seeing a well-done, fan-created Palm commercial on Engadget. In Jon’s own words: Heiko Thies did it better then some high priced marketing firm, IMO. On a whim I decided to e-mail the Palm CEO and see if he’d respond. After … Read more
The eagle has landed. And my TiVo Premiere review loaner, with new HD Flash UI (in places), is firing on at least one core. I haven’t had much time to play with it yet, but I did grab the opening animation (above) for your viewing pleasure, along with a few interesting screengrabs (below). Yes, like … Read more
The online music site Spotify is huge in Europe and offers users the ability to listen to millions of songs on their computers or smartphones. They’ve been working on bringing the service to the US, and now Bloomberg reports that Spotify could be available in the States by the third quarter of this year. In … Read more
Fox Mobile has announced plans to launch a new streaming video service for smartphones called Bitbop, potentially beating a mobile Hulu offering to the punch. Bitbop will let users either stream or download TV shows and movies on their smartphones. The app will be available as a free download, but you’ll have to pay $10/month … Read more